Bob Ezrin

Bob Ezrin (actually Robert Alan Ezrin, born March 25, 1949 in Toronto , Ontario ) is a Canadian musician and record producer .

Career

Ezrin became known as a record producer in the 1970s through productions with Alice Cooper , Lou Reed , Pink Floyd , Peter Gabriel and Kiss . His most famous production was the Pink Floyd album The Wall . Ezrin is often described as a very charismatic person, which is why he is also described as " Francis Ford Coppola " of the record producers. His production style is often influenced by classical music.

Ezrin often used new techniques in his productions, such as: B. Computer sequencing or sampling . In the 1980s and 1990s, Ezrin worked with artists such as David Gilmour , Pink Floyd , Berlin , Rod Stewart , Héroes del Silencio , Julian Lennon , Bonham, The Jayhawks and Kula Shaker .

Awards

In 2004, Ezrin was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame .
In 2016 he received the Juno Award for Producer of the Year.

Produced albums (selection)

30 Seconds to Mars
- 2002: 30 Seconds to Mars

Alice Cooper
- 1971: Love It to Death
- 1971: killer
- 1972: School's Out
- 1973: Billion Dollar Babies
- 1975: Welcome to My Nightmare
- 1976: Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
- 1977: Lace and Whiskey
- 1983: DaDa
- 2000: Brutal Planet (as executive producer )
- 2001: Dragontown (as Executive Producer)
- 2011: Welcome 2 My Nightmare
- 2017: Paranormal
- 2019: The Breadcrumbs EP